February 26, 2023
Description
One of my hobbies is woodturning, and one tool that every woodturner needs is a good center finder. The Center Finder (Square/Round) by my fellow YouTube Maker, Marius Hornberger, is one of the best I have ever used.
Unfortunately, the center slot is not very conducive to normal wooden pencils, especially if they are on the dull side of sharp. It works perfectly with mechanical pencils, but I often turn rough-sawn bowl blanks, and mechanical pencil lead is just not robust enough to withstand that type of rough surface.
I've seen a few comments on the original model asking for a chamfer down the centerline that would accommodate normal wooden pencils, and since I accidentally broke my print of the original center finder when I stepped on it recently, I felt this was an opportunity to remix the original design.
The model is almost identical to the original in every way except for two things. I added a 45-degree chamfer to each side of the centerline, as well as added a 10mm hole onto the end to better facilitate storage for those of us who like to hang our tools up.
I want to thank Marius for creating the original model, and if you are unfamiliar with his YouTube channel, you should definitely check him out!
To aid in further remixes from the community I have added the design files in all of the relevant formats for you to download.
Design File Included: .stl .f3d, step, .skp and obj files.
*Note: The embossed text seen in the project's cover image is not present in the 3D Printable Model, or any of the design files.
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I have only tested this model using the default 0.35mm Fast preset in Prusa Slic3r 2.4.1 with the following amendments made.
Print Settings
PLA Used: Polymaker Polyterra Eco-Friendly PLA - https://amzn.to/3qPYtzV
License:
Creative Commons — Attribution — Share Alike
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